Colour

#8893B1

#8893B1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8893B1 is a blue with RGB values 136, 147, 177 and HSL 224°, 21%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8893B1#8893B1

HEX#8893B1

RGBrgb(136, 147, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5765, 0.6941

RGB percentages53.3%, 57.6%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(223.9, 20.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 23.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK23.2%, 16.9%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,950,705

CSS custom property--colour: #8893B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#776C4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A95B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8792B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7E999Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 18 Steel blue · ΔE 18.7 Gray · ΔE 18.7 Dark grey · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B1A688

Analogous#88A8B1, #9288B1

Triadic#B18893, #93B188

Split complementary#B19288, #A8B188

Tetradic#B188A8, #B1A688, #88B192

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E7EE

Lighter +20%#C6CBD9

Lighter +10%#A7AFC5

Darker −10%#69779D

Darker −20%#545F7F

Darker −30%#3F4861

Darker −40%#2B3142

More saturated +25%#6F88CA

Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R136

G147

B177

Red136 (53.3%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue223.9°

Saturation (HSL)20.81%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 93 · B B1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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